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Grandad, 86, died after being hit by drug driver and lying in road for 4 hours
George Ian Stevenson, 86, was knocked over by a 'glancing' blow from a Citroen C2 car being driven by dad-of-three Dale Hilton, 42, before lying in the road for four hours
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Woman murdered 'kind' husband after necking six cocktails on birthday night out
Ryan Ellwood was stabbed in his rib, lung and aorta at his home in Greenwood Court, Wakefield by his wife Lisa Ellwood after the couple had been out for her birthday
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel shooting target in 'pain' as he tries to lift shirt in court
In August 2022, Joseph Nee ran into the house in Dovecot, Liverpool where Olivia lived with her mother as he was trying to escape gunman Thomas Cashman - today he appeared in court on drug charges
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'Beautiful' boy, 17, murdered after bravely standing up to estate's drug kingpin
Callum Riley, 17, was stabbed to death in September 2022 in a fight in Manchester with a friend at the home of a drug dealer with whom he had become embroiled in a feud
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Man who killed friend and dumped chopped up body in ponds jailed for life
Lee Clarke, 56, from Harlow, must serve at least 18 years before being considered for parole - the life sentence comes after he brutally murdered his friend Phillip Lewis
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'I was abused by dad from age 6-I believed him when he said it wasn't his fault'
Trish Hinde was just six years old when her father began abusing her and the following year she began suffering from violent seizures.
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Mum left blind in one eye after jealous boyfriend smashes pub window
Cameron Farmer forcefully punched and broke a window from the outside while she was standing inside the pub in Hull city centre, leaving her with horrendous injuries
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Sickening moment drink driver causes horror crash that flipped victim's car
Nilen Chauhan, 27, had whiskey bottles strewn about in the inside of his car as he ploughed his Volkswagen Polo into the back of a Mitsubishi L200, causing it to completely flip over, on the A14 at Bar Hill in Cambridgeshire
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UK hardman Dougie Joyce releases video from behind bars denying prison rumours
In recent days, rumours circulating on social media alleged that 35-year-old Dougie Joyce - who is serving 19 months for a vicious assault on an elderly man in Manchester - was himself attacked in the prison showers
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Teen 'raped schoolgirl in sea in front of thousands of people', court hears
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gabriel Marinoaica, 19, stands accused of grabbing the teen schoolgirl near Bournemouth Pier, dragging her out to sea, and proceeding to rape her while putting his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams
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Baby's cause of death confirmed after parents accused of killing him in hospital
Little Brendon Staddon was in the neo-natal unit at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset when he died from a “significant fracture to the skull” last week
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Killer's washing machine mistake saw him jailed for stabbing dad at bus stop
Father-of-three Hazim Al-Bajouri went to his killer's home to buy drugs, but a jumper stained with his blood was discovered by cops in the washing machine after he was stabbed to death
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Mum of murdered teen turns horror tragedy into heartbreaking legacy
Just weeks after coming face to face with her daughter Brianna's teenage killers, Esther Ghey has stepped back into the classroom in a quest to make children kinder
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Moment police arrest killer who dumped human remains in ponds across a county
Lee Clarke from Harlow, Essex, murdered friend Phillip Lewis before disposing of his remains in several locations across the county before they were eventually found
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'Delusional' man claimed to be MI6 agent as he tried to get into major spy base
Christian Sollitt, 44, claimed he was an "MI6 agent" and wanted access to a high security spy base in Yorkshire. However, he was busted by police and was handed a 18-month community order
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Two 'obnoxious' easyJet passengers jailed after drunkenly abusing cabin crew
Joshua Stone, 32, and Ryan Sanders, 34, were verbally abusive to easyJet cabin crew ahead of their flight departing Bristol Airport on July 11 resulting in them being escorted from the plane
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Man blows kiss after jury finds him guilty of murdering and dismembering victim
Lee Clarke has been convicted of murdering Phillip Lewis who was found dismembered in several ponds around Harlow, Essex, and is due to be sentenced next week
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Scientist 'revulsed' as stranger flew 4,000 miles to make her his 'Valentine'
Dr Rebecca Smethurst felt 'fear and revulsion' after allegedly receiving chilling messages from Augustine Lopez, a stranger accused of travelling from Florida to the University of Oxford to meet her
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Special constable sexually abused boy, 14, he plied with alcohol and drugs
Craig Baker, 32, has been jailed for 10 years for grooming a 14-year-old boy, he befriended at a Hemel Hempstead sports centre where he was manager, and sexually abusing him
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Man threw 'Molotov cocktail' through sex offender's window and set fire to flat
Simon Boothby, who strongly objected to the sex offender living anywhere near him and so set fire to the man's flat in the Bransholme area of Hull, has been jailed
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Met Police cop sacked after telling woman his 'white supremacist rape fantasy'
PC David Seager has been dismissed from the Met Police after sharing a white supremacist rape fantasy, as well as other offences including telling a man he would be raped in jail
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Murder defendant's cutting remark as account is labelled 'nonsense' in court
Liam Thomas, from Crosby, from Merseyside is accused of murdering his cousin Matthew Horton by stabbing him to death outside a block of flats in a row over a woman
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Shay Kang's mum 'pictured' in court charged with murder of 10-year-old daughter
Jaskirat Kaur appeared in court charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter Shay King. A police cordon remains in place at the house in Rowley Regis where the schoolgirl was found
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Drunk mum's 'aggressive' outburst at Jet2 cabin crew on flight home from Turkey
Lauren Beaumont-Capps and another passenger 'started causing commotion' and 'shouted' at cabin crew on a Jet2 plane which landed 30 minutes late, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard
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Dognapping killer who left victim decomposing inside duvet jailed for 19 years
Killer Ian Connell, 39, who murdered 45-year-old Donald Patience before leaving his decomposing body wrapped in a duvet and taking his beloved dog has been jailed
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